The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-02-26
OVER THE STATE.

looked for rallr0ad.-Nlnona Ad.
vance.
The body of Ina Stafford was
found last Monday at Hermitage
Landing, nine miles below Bayou
Sara, and was buried there. The
body was identified by the ring
with the word Babyn on it. 1t
is the intention of the friends of
the family to have the body bro't
up for interment here in the family
burying ground.-Frlar's Point
Gazette.
AS the Beta was coming down
the river Monday evening a roust-
about fell off at the New Place
Landing, above Roseneath, and
was drowned. The yawl was sent
after him and every effort made to
save him, but in vain. He was a
fair swimmer, and could have
made the shore, but he would first
try to swim to it and then to the
plank thrown to him, and his inde-
cision cost him his life.-Yazoo
Herald.
Thursday evening, the 10th inst.
the Jail caught fire and some time
was consumed before it was ex.
tlnguished. 1t originated from a
cooking stove, fire having fallen
out of same and burnt q hole
through the inner wall, and the
flame was soon conveyed to the
roof, when it was discovered burn.
ing in three places. Two ladders
were nailed together and some
parties by this means finally sue.
ceeded in getting on top of the
roof and saved the building
Rosedale Leader.
On Monday morning last all the
indictments found several years
since against Farrar Morrison, ex-
Sheriff, and L. j. Morrison, his
deputy at the time Of the alleged
defalcation, were nolle prosecuted.
Judge Wharton in issuing the or.
der stated that for three years he
had been endeavoring to find an
attorney who would undertake
the prosecution (the district sttor.
ney being disqualified on account
of his relationship to the defend.
ants). but had failed; hence there
was no use IN longer heaping up
costs upon the tax payers Ray
mond Gazette. Mla
Maj. p. M. Doherty again comes
to the front in to.day's issue and
announces to the people of our
city and the country at large that
he has secured the agency of that
sterling company, the Western
Assurance Company of Toronto,
Canada, with capital and assets
of $2,O00,000. Maj. Doherty is a
live man aud will push anything
he undertakes. He has the conf
dence Of the company aud was its
agent for many years in Yazoo
City where he had the most extra.
ordinary success during sixteen
years of any agent in the State
Vicksburg Democrat.
When Hon. John Allen, of Mis-
sissippi, was speaking in Congress
the other day, Perry Belmont ask.
ed him If he would yield to q ques.
tion. NO." said Mr.. Allen, "I
cannot yield to anything but ap-
plause." After closing his speech,
a general and hearty applause ha.
wing subsidized, he added +" / will
now retire to the cloak room to
receive the congratulations of my
friends.n
A proper subject for investiga.
tion by the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen, is a system of sewer
age, to follow the waterworks
soon to be constructed. With q
good sewerage system, Vlcksbura
ought to be one Of the healthiesl
cities in the United States, as il
would then be one of the mosi
pleasant in which to reside. The
cost is the only thing that stands
in the way, and perhaps arrange
ments can be made which will sci
aside any financial obstacles. Tht
building of sewerage system a
Memphis was the salvation of tha
city, and was the best investmen
ever made by any community
Our Board of Mayor and Alder
men might at least appoint com
mittee to thoroughly investigat,
the subject of sewerage system
for Vicksburg.-Evening Post.
Especial to the Appeal.
Duck Hill, Miss, February 21.-
1t is demonstrated beyond al
question that the boom has com,
to stay. The number of stranger
arriving increases each day. You
correspondent interviewed a MI